9 Delicious Ways to Replace Carbs with Zucchini

Zoodles are only the beginning

When you’re cutting back on bread, starch and carbs, you have two options: You could eat everything wrapped in a wilted leaf of lettuce (ugh) or you could find creative ways to swap zucchini for carbs in your favorite comfort-food recipes. Is it Pizza Friday yet?

Zucchini Pasta

Already tried the oh-so-life-changing zoodles? Why not use zucchini in place of other pastas, too? We recommend zucchini lasagna (cut zucchini into thin sheets and stack it with sauce and cheese) and baked stuffed zucchini shells (hollow out zucchini halves and fill them with ricotta).

Zucchini Rice

Zucchini Fries

OK, these guys are coated with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs, so they’re still a splurge. But with only three grams of net carbs per serving, they’re an excellent swap for those fried taters you were craving from the drive-through.